Australia: BAE 146s to Service $100 Million Australian Freight Contract.Byline: kusumv03 Cobham Aviation Services Australia has bought three BAE 146QT (Quiet Trader)) freighters from BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. to service a renewed A$100 million air freight air freight n → flete m por avión air freight n → fret aérien air freight air n → Luftfracht f contract awarded by Australian air Express Australian Air Express is a cargo airline based in Melbourne, Australia. It operates freight-only services within Australia using leased Qantas aircraft. Its main base is Melbourne Airport, with a hub at Kingsford Smith International Airport, Sydney. . The three BAE 146QTs have been leased from BAE Systems since the early 1990s and Cobham has been providing aircrew and maintenance support for the aircraft to Australian air Express (AaE) under a series of contracts over the years. The aircraft carry 20,000 tonnes of freight every year on high-capacity, high-priority overnight services linking Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The renewal of the freighter contract between Cobham and AaE takes the 17-year relationship into its third decade. AaE is Australia s leading air freight provider and is jointly owned by Qantas and Australia Post
Australia Post is trading name of the Australian Postal Corporation, the postal service with a monopoly in small letter mail Australia. . The BAe 146QTs operate at near 100 per cent on-time reliability vital in the air freight industry. The two Series 300s, based in Adelaide and Brisbane, each carry up to 11.5 tonnes of freight, while the BAe 146-100QT, based in Cairns Cairns, city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are also exported. The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef has made it a tourist center. , carries 7.5 tonnes. As well as providing significant and cost-effective freight capacity, the BAe 146QTs have a low noise profile which allows Cobham to operate scheduled services during curfew hours, ensuring that critical overnight mail and freight is delivered on time. Steve Doughty dough·ty adj. dough·ti·er, dough·ti·est Marked by stouthearted courage; brave. [Middle English, from Old English dohtig; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots. , Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing for the Asset Management business of BAE Systems said: Cobham Aviation Services Australia has been a valued and long-standing customer of ours for around 20 years and has operated numerous BAe 146s The BAe 146 is a medium-sized commercial aircraft which was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace (which later became part of BAE Systems). Production ran from 1983 until 2002, switching to an improved version known as the Avro RJ in 1992. during that time. The BAe 146/Avro RJ family has a lot to offer the Australian market and will remain in service there for many years to come and we look forward to a continuing and developing relationship with Cobham. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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